c300 64GB vs Vertex LE 50GB (wrong! Vertex 2 E 60GB, FTW)

[alaricljs]

So I'm trying to decide between these 2 drives and my major need is small random read and write I/O. It'd be nice but not necessary to have the larger drive.

Anyone want to help lean me in a particular direction?

 

[alaricljs]

Ok never mind... dug through the specs on them both a few more times. Looks more like a Vertex 2 E 60GB is in my future.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

is that a sandforce or indilix controller?

 

[alaricljs]

The Vertex 2 E 60GB is SandForce same as the Vertex 2 (non E). The difference between the 2 is merely the reserved space.

The reason to go with the Vertex 2 over the other 2 I had picked out is buried in the specs. The other 2 are 50k Random READ IOps and 15k Random WRITE IOps. The Vertex 2 is 50k Read or Write.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Beware, my Vertex LE just died

 

[alaricljs]

It's going in RAID 1, so that would suck but not be an issue. While I won't have a hot spare for it, I can setup the RAID to mirror to the painfully slow HDD(s) that are currently being used.

 

[alaricljs]

So my Vertex 2 E 60G has been working away for a couple weeks now. Very happy with the speed, this thing is ridiculous fast. I've got 3 VMs running on it and they're all CPU bound now instead of being massively HDD IO bound.

It's a beautiful thing.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Beware, my Vertex LE just died

how?

 

[RaistlinZ]

Aren't the Vertex 2 and Vertex LE different drives? And don't the LE drives have a reputation for bricking?

 

[alaricljs]

Dunno about the reputation but yes the Vertex LE and Vertex 2 (whether E or not) are totally different drives.

 

[capeconsultant]

No matter which SSD drive, it is a GREAT idea to have it fully backed up 🙂 I have a Corsair 128GB that has been bullet proof. My new BFF. But you better believe it has a current backup.

 

[alaricljs]

Yes, the one I have is backed up nightly. Was that way when it was a spindle too.